python print in center

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Alright, I asked my question last time in a untimely manner, what I should have asked is how do I CENTER the question asked in the middle of the screen? I included this screenshot last time, I want the question in the MIDDLE of the screen :D. Sorry. Techhelp.img

Thanks! Any help is much appreciated!

See [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13383244/python-centre-string-using-format-specifier) question, and maybe this snippet works for you?: http://www.aliendev.com/programming/snippet-friday-programming/quick-snippet-friday-center-text-in-a-console-python-program — Linuxios, Apr 05 '14 at 20:01

anon582847382 · Answer 1 · 2014-04-05T20:25:57.367

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You can define a special printing function like this:

terminal_width = 80  # Change this if necessary.

def center_print(s):
    print '{:^terminal_width}'.format(s)

And call it when you need output in the center. So call that function instead of print for your questions.

edited Apr 05 '14 at 20:25

answered Apr 05 '14 at 20:20

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To be clear: this centers the message in the _expected_ width of the screen, not necessary the _actual_ width. – Hugh Bothwell Apr 05 '14 at 20:21

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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Using screen width detection from here

def center_print(s):
    import os,sys
    command = "mode con ^ | findstr Columns" if sys.platform == 'win32' else "stty size"
    ignore, columns = os.popen(command).read().split()
    print " "*((int(columns)-len(s))/2)+s

center_print("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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answered Apr 05 '14 at 22:20

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